A good one I've found for kettles, is quarter a couple of lemons, put in kettle and fill to max capacity with water, boil then leave overnight. Much cheaper than descalers!

I found the cilit bang lime scale remover and a scourer quite effective for shower doors etc. I use viakal daily on my kitchen sink so never get a build up on the taps/ draining board.

I would love to know if anyone has any tips for the underside and side of taps, as any solution you put on it to soak, slides off almost immediately. I live in my OHs house, and they was a big build up before I moved in and I'm yet to tackle it effectively.

Thinking about my tap problem, I'm going to try halving/quartering some lemons and attaching with rubber bands to to affected areas and leaving overnight then giving a good scrub. It works well on the kettle, so why not! Not sure whether I should boil them in water first though.

I shall report back with my findings!

Oh and for bathroom tiles, I use cilit bang and a window scraper (not sure if that's the right word, but looks like a big ice scraper and is for windows) as part of a normal bathroom clean, and every now and again use cilit bang and a scourer on the tiles for a deeper clean.

yami...you need to push all the water out of the loo with brush to empty it , then loads of harpic 100% limescale toilet cleaner to sit on it and it may take a lot of scrubbing and trying again. ONce you have it clean you need to maintain it by cleaning regulalry with the harpic .

Re toilets...there is a harpic power plus, extra thick one which clings under the water line. It does work, you may still need to scrub a bit & if the limescale has been there are while it may take a few attempts.

Re toilets...there is a harpic power plus, extra thick one which clings under the water line. It does work, you may still need to scrub a bit & if the limescale has been there are while it may take a few attempts.

The underside of the tap thing - soak some kitchen paper in white vinegar and stick all over the scaley bits of the taps. Then wrap the taps in cling film, or put a sandwich bag over and secure with a rubber band (anything to stop the paper drying out). Leave for a few hours or overnight and then wipe.